What is leadership? Leadership development is self-development. An 800+ page leadership reference guide in ebook or paperback edition contains self-coaching secrets to help you build your leadership skills. Leadership is not just for people at the top. Everyone can learn to lead by discovering the power that lies within each one of us to make a difference and being prepared when the call to lead comes. Leadership is applicable to all facets of life: a competency that you can learn to expand your perspective, set the context of a goal, understand the dynamics of human behavior and take the initiative to get to where you want to be. Receive our Free Podcast using this URL: http://coachingtip.blogs.com/coaching_tip/rss.xml Subscribe to The Leadership Blog at www.CoachingTip.com Purchase the book: "Can't Get Enough Leadership: Self-Coaching Secrets" Subscribe to Leadership Tips on your Kindle Join me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnagno Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachedtoSuccess.info Self-coaching helps you develop your leadership skills, clarify your values and guiding principles and build your reputation. Self-knowledge provides the personal integrity to engage in productive and authentic relationships. So what is professional coaching and how does it differ from consulting? Download and listen to this MP3 recording of an interview of Coach Agno for the answer to that question. Effective leadership coaching can happen on the dance floor of conversation Here are five guiding principles that guide respectful conversations: 1. When peers connect change happens. Effective coaching can happen on the dance floor of conversation. 2. It's OK to begin a conversation by confronting the other person with questions that seem awkward but set the stage for a respectful exchange. Why waste time on small talk? Just ask to-the-point information-seeking questions, like: "What are you here for? How do you want to spend our time together?" 3. Conversations are not meant to be structured. Be open to conversations that you are unprepared for and focused on the interests of the other person (not your purpose). 4. Don't get pulled into solving problems that may not matter to the other person. Allow time for the person to get to what's really important. Provide spaces where they can express their doubts and fears by being a thoughtful listener--without taking on the responsibility to fix or debate the issue. After all, you have invited the person to talk about what matters to her or him, not you, so allow time for the articulation of those thoughts and feelings. 5. Personal transformation happens when the right questions get asked--not by providing answers. When you focus on the solution, you are trying to sell the person something. When you allow people to answer their own questions, they discover what they were not aware of---and what is needed to move forward. Personal transformation leads corporate transformation--one person at a time. That is why leadership development is not an event. It is a process of participating in respectful conversations where the leader recognizes his or her own feelings and those of others in building safe and trusting relationships. For human beings, feeling deeply is synonymous with being alive. Build Effective Leadership Skills Our Intention To provide coaching tips in effective leadership. 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